Overview
Family : Morid cods ; Over sandy and muddy bottoms in inshore waters to depths of 420 m. Possibly an important forage fish for commercial species.
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Ahuru
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
單指鱈, 单指鳕, 單指鱈
Common Names in Maori:
Aahuru
Description
Family Moridae
Distribution: circumglobal . Dorsal fins usually 1 or 2, rarely 3. Anal fins 1 or 2. With or without chin barbel . Teeth on head of vomer minute, if present. Swim bladder with otophysic connection to auditory capsules. Benthopelagic to pelagic species ranging from shallow coastal areas to deep waters beyond 2500 m .The family Moridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Gadiformes. It contains 18 genera and 100 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the upper Oligocene epoch of the Tertiary period.
Physical Description
Species Auchenoceros punctatus
Males are commonly 10 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 13 cm (Total Length).
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -838 meters (0 to -2,749 feet).Mean = 112.640 meters (369.554 feet), Standard Deviation = 366.080 based on 330 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Biome: Saltwater . Pelagic .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Paracanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Gadiformes
()
- Suborder:
Gadoidei
()
-
- Family:
Moridae
()
- Deepsea Cods
- Genus:
Auchenoceros
()
- (Hutton, 1873)
- Specific name:
punctatus
- (Hutton, 1873)
- Scientific name: - Auchenoceros punctatus (Hutton, 1873)
- Specific name:
punctatus
- (Hutton, 1873)
- Genus:
Auchenoceros
(
- Family:
Moridae
(
- Suborder:
Gadoidei
(
- Order:
Gadiformes
(
- Superorder:
Paracanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Auchenoceros punctatus (Hutton, 1873)
- Bregmaceros punctatus (Hutton, 1873)
- Calloptilum punctatum Hutton, 1873
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –
Similar Species
Members of the genus Auchenoceros
There are approximately 1 species in this genus:
Bibliography
- Cohen, D.M., T. Inada, T. Iwamoto and N. Scialabba (1990). FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cods, hakes, grenadiers and other gadiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 10 (125). 442 p.
- Cohen, Daniel M., Tadashi Inada, Tomio Iwamoto, and Nadia Scialabba 1990. Gadiform Fishes of the World (Order Gadiformes): An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cods, Hakes, Grenadiers and other Gadiform Fishes Known to Date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 10. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, Italy. x + 442. ISBN: 92-5-102890-7.
- Coppola, S.R., W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, N. Scialabba and K.E. Carpenter (1994). SPECIESDAB: Global species database for fishery purposes. User's manual. FAO Computerized Information Series (Fisheries). No. 9. Rome, FAO. 103 p.
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
- Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan (1989). New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series No. 19. 279 p.
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Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 7, 2006.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.
- McCosker, John (from FishBase).
- Moore, Jon A. (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South Western Pacific Regional OBIS Data provider for the NIWA Marine Biodata Information System
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2487863
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-23917
- Fishbase Species ID: 2007
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13538451
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 550666
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 103573
